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Body composition and risk factors associated with sarcopenia in post-COVID patients after moderate or severe COVID-19 infections

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Post-COVID-19 syndrome is characterized by diverse symptoms and abnormalities that persist beyond 12 weeks from the onset of acute COVID-19.
Dulce González-Islas, Carlos Sánchez-Moreno, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Samantha Hernández-López, Fernanda Salgado-Fernández, Candace Keirns-Davis, Susana Galicia-Amor, Esperanza Trejo-Mellado, Laura Gochicoa-Rangel, Armando Castorena-Maldonado   +9 more
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Pulmonary rehabilitation for cystic fibrosis: A narrative review of current literature

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a key component in cystic fibrosis care.  This review summarizes the recent evidence in the area of pulmonary rehabilitation for cystic fibrosis in the form of questions and answers regarding interventions, indications ...
Evgenia I. Kalamara, Evangelos T. Ballas, Georgia Pitsiou, Guergana Petrova   +3 more
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Endothelial dysfunction in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using different functional assessment methods

ERJ Open Research, 2021
Background Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in COPD. Endothelial dysfunction is suggested to be one of the pathogenetic mechanisms involved.
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Maria Eleni Alexandrou, Dimitra Rafailia Bakaloudi, Georgia Pitsiou, Ioannis Stanopoulos, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Afroditi K. Boutou   +6 more
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Role of cardiopulmonary exercise test in the prediction of hemodynamic impairment in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary Circulation, 2022
Periodic repetition of right heart catheterization (RHC) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be challenging. We evaluated the correlation between RHC and cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) aiming at CPET use as a potential noninvasive tool for
B. Pezzuto, R. Badagliacca, M. Muratori, S. Farina, M. Bussotti, M. Correale, A. Bonomi, C. Vignati, S. Sciomer, S. Papa, E. Palazzo Adriano, P. Agostoni   +11 more
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Chronic respiratory failure [PDF]

Thorax, 2003
The recent case report by Smyth and Riley1 describes an extremely uncommon chronic respiratory failure due to hypoventilation secondary to brainstem stroke, and documents a new treatment option with medroxyprogesterone acetate. We recently saw two patients also with central hypoventilation resulting in chronic type II respiratory failure and treated ...
Bootsma, G.P., Heijdra, Y.F., Wagenaar, M.   +2 more
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Acute Effects of a Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Product on Pulmonary Function

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: During the last decade, conventional tobacco smoking is experiencing a decline and new smoking products have been introduced. IQOS (“I-Quit-Ordinary-Smoking”) is a type of “heat-not-burn” (HNB) tobacco product.
Athanasia Pataka, Seraphim Kotoulas, Evangelos Chatzopoulos, Ioanna Grigoriou, Konstantinos Sapalidis, Christoforos Kosmidis, Anastasios Vagionas, Εleni-Isidora Perdikouri, Konstantinos Drevelegas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Paraskevi Argyropoulou   +10 more
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A case report of roflumilast in an elderly COPD patient: improving exercise capacity to improve quality of life

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2015
This report describes a case of a 73-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) grade D. His walking abilities were seriously compromised due to chronic respiratory failure and arthrosis causing chronic joint pain.
Daniela Parola, Ambra Castagnacci, Sara Salvati   +2 more
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Long Term Non-invasive Ventilation in Children With Central Hypoventilation

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Central hypoventilation (CH) is a quite rare disorder caused by some congenital or acquired conditions. It is featured by increased arterial concentration of serum carbon dioxide related to an impairment of respiratory drive. Patients affected by CH need
Maria Giovanna Paglietti, Irene Esposito, Manuela Goia, Elvira Rizza, Renato Cutrera, Elisabetta Bignamini   +5 more
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Frequency and functional translation of low muscle mass in overweight and obese patients with COPD

Respiratory Research, 2021
Background Cut offs for fat-free mass index (FFMI) and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) are available for diagnosing low muscle mass in patients with COPD. This study aimed to investigate: (1) the frequency of low muscle mass (FFMI and ASMI)
Felipe V. C. Machado, Martijn A. Spruit, Miriam T. J. Groenen, Sarah Houben-Wilke, Paula P. van Melick, Nidia A. Hernandes, Annemie M. W. J. Schols, Fabio Pitta, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Frits M. E. Franssen   +9 more
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Restricted spirometry and cardiometabolic comorbidities: results from the international population based BOLD study

Respiratory Research, 2022
Background Whether restricted spirometry, i.e. low Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), predicts chronic cardiometabolic disease is not definitely known. In this international population-based study, we assessed the relationship between restricted spirometry and
Katarzyna Kulbacka-Ortiz, Filip J. J. Triest, Frits M. E. Franssen, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Michael Studnicka, William M. Vollmer, Bernd Lamprecht, Peter G. J. Burney, Andre F. S. Amaral, Lowie E. G. W. Vanfleteren   +9 more
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